Baking utensil



Aug. 2, 1927. 1,637,617

B. R. KRALlK BAKING UTENSIL Filed Sept. 14, 1925 W/@wh' M44@ Patented Aug. 2, 19,27.

fr.TUNrrEDSTATES BAKING Application led September kThe invention has among its other'objectsthe provision of 'devices of. the rkind described which are simple in construction,

` convenient, durable,v efficient. andy satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

One form of the invention 1s embodied in a pan 'provided with a. cover, both the pany and cover being provided with relatively thick walls formed of a metal having a relaf rtively high specific heat or capacity forheat.

The pan has a tubular center core, the uper endof which fits snugly in a recess iormed in the cover. n y i' Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosureherein given. 'j To this end my invention consistsin the novel construction, arrangementr and com '.25 bination kof parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding k parts: n

Figure 1 is a plan view of a. utensil embodying they features of my invention; 'and Figure 2 is a. section taken on line 2--2 of Figurel, ythe improved yutensil being shown in connection with a conventional burner.

In the drawing I have shown a preferredk form of the invention embodied in a utensil comprising a pan 10 having a removable cover 11. The pan 10 is particularly adapted for baking cakes and the like and preferably comprises a frustro-conical wall 12, a bottom wall 13 and a tapering tubular center core 14. Obviously, a cake may be readily removed from the pan`10 after it has been baked therein. The cover ll is preferably provided with an annular groove l5y adapted to receive the upper edge of thek frustro-conical wall`12. yIt will be noted that the tubular core 14 projects above the Wall 12 and fits snugly within `a `recess 1G formedin the underside of the cover 11. An aperture 17 may ybe provided in the cover 11 and may be provided with a closure member 18 pivotally secured to they cover 11 by a screw 19. This will permit the escape of burned gases from the core through the f g g g 1,637,617 PATENT] ol=FlC'1-`.."fy

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ably pro-vided with a. plurality of perforations or apertures 2l. through which steam may escape from the interior ot the pan. A

closure ymember 23 pivotally secured to the cover llby a screw 24 may be adjusted to regulate theilow of steam through the aperj tures 21. kFormed integral with the pan 10 is -aghandle 25 `provided with a cover 26 65 i whichmay be formed of any suitable heat insulating material. f 1 n rAs shown in the drawing, the cover 11 and the Walls of the pan 10 are extremely thick. In practice, I prefer to make the several walls ofthe pan 10 of the same thickness, these walls being preferably from g of an inch to f7 of an inch in thickness.r The cover 11 is preferably thicker than the walls of the pan 10, the cover being preferably from 1/4 75 to 3/8 of an inch in thickness. The pan and cover are preferably made from aluminum,

- but may be made from any other metal havking a relatively high specific heat or capacity for heat. This construction permits the improved utensil to be used in baking cakes over an open flame, as the thick walls of the cover and pan insure that the cake will be subjected to a relatively high temperature. I have found that a cake baked in my improved utensil over an open flame will have its upper surface thoroughly browned. In effect, my improved utensil is a small oven.

It has*been the common practice heretofore to employ baking utensils having rela- 90 tively thin walls which have been placed in yovens so that the heat from the burner or burners is dissipated to the surrounding air. Obviously, such baking utensils impartv 'any desired form to the cake, but do not aid 95 ymaterially in subjecting the cake to heat. The thick walls of my improved construction insure that a relatively large amount of heat will be absorbed by the pan and will be vconducted to the cake. The temperature within the pan may be regulated by means of the closure member 23, it being preferable in some instances to subject the cake to the steam kwhich collects below the cover 11. The temperature within the tubular core 14 105 may be regulated to some extent by means of the closure member 18. Thev manner in which the improved utensil isused is illustrated in Fig. 2, wherein I have indicated a conventional burner at 30. l

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modificaat both ends `and tapering throughout .its

length with its walls ofithesaine thickness as the sides andbottorn oit' the tbody, va. relatively `thick cover for the body Vand core having -a tight fitting joint With the stop of the Core, -said @over Ihaving Iperforations therethrough communicating with zthe pan .body Aand .an

aperture communicating with the core, .and means carried by fthe @over for controlling the passage of .heat and 4steamy through the pertorations andaperture.VV v

2. A .cooking utensil comprising a body Ahaving relatively y#thick bottomV and side Y"Walls, a tubular' centeroore open at both ends and having its Wall of a thickness equal to the thickness of Vthe Walls of the body, the `lnoperzezndfrnt saiidcnrerextending beyond the upper edgeof the body, a cover for the body having a tight fitting joint 'wviI-hfthe upper end oit' the core, said cover having perfora-V itions :therethrough comnmncatng with the body and an vaperture communicating :with the core, and .inovafblerclosure members `rar-V ried by the :cover for. controlling 'thepassage ot' heat .and steam through the 'perforations Kand said aperture.

ln testimony whereof, I vhave hereunto signed :my naine.r

BLANCHE RING "KRALIK, 

